This study reports on a pilot trial of the SANI® process (Sulfate reduction, Autotrophic denitrification and Nitrification Integrated process) in Hong Kong. A pilot-scale SANI plant treating saline sewage at 10 m3/day was scaled-up from a lab-scale system treating synthetic saline sewage. The plant consisted of a sulfate reduction up-flow sludge bed (SRUSB), an anoxic bioreactor (BAR1) for autotrophic denitrification utilizing dissolved sulfide produced by the SRUSB and an aerobic bioreactor (BAR2) for nitrification. The SANI® pilot plant was successfully operated for 225 days and achieved average COD, TSS, TN removal of 87, 87, and 57%, respectively. The ratio of MLVSS to MLSS in the SRUSB was stable at 0.7 and the average sludge volume index (SVI) was constantly below 110 ml/g. No sludge was purposely withdrawn from the plant during 225-day plant operation. This was attributed to a very low observed sludge yield (0.02 kgVSS/kgCOD removed) of the SRUSB reactor. DNA extraction, PCA amplification results revealed that no methanogens were detected in the SRUSB. SANI® can reduce 90% sludge production, 35% energy and 36% GHG compared to conventional biological nutrient removal (CBNR) process.
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May 01 2011
Pilot scale evaluation of SANI® process for sludge minimization and greenhouse gas reduction in saline sewage treatment
Hui Lu;
Hui Lu
1Department of Civil Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Di Wu;
Di Wu
1Department of Civil Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Daniel T. W. Tang;
Daniel T. W. Tang
2Drainage Services Department of the HKSAR Government, Revenue Tower, Wanchai, Hong Kong SAR, China
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G. H. Chen;
1Department of Civil Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Mark. C. M. van Loosdrecht;
Mark. C. M. van Loosdrecht
3Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 67, NL-2628 BC Delft, The Netherlands
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G. Ekama
G. Ekama
4Water Research Group, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7701, South Africa
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Water Sci Technol (2011) 63 (10): 2149–2154.
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Hui Lu, Di Wu, Daniel T. W. Tang, G. H. Chen, Mark. C. M. van Loosdrecht, G. Ekama; Pilot scale evaluation of SANI® process for sludge minimization and greenhouse gas reduction in saline sewage treatment. Water Sci Technol 1 May 2011; 63 (10): 2149–2154. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2011.342
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